New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-07

make me live ten years longer and VIII gladly give


make me I've ten years longer and VIII gladly give
you million"
az have found the Earthly Paradise" says Mrs.
Louise Chandler Moulton, Gin ST. Johns Wood-the
house of Alma Tadema-that charming house.
surrounded by its beguinng garden with delicious
winding ways. Inside the house is full Of unexpected
charms, fountain here, conservatory there,
graceful arch In one place. nook for quiet tete-a-
tete in another I CHANGED on a gala day-some Of
the Indian princes were there and brilliant company
besides. There was delicious music in the studio.
where, on sort OF raised das, stands the most
beautiful piano in all London, decorated by Mr. Alma
Tadema himself few OF Tademas perfect pictures
were on view and was especially struck by lovely
of child, and by portrait now In progress, OF
Mrs Frank Mett-the most fascinating portrait that
could be imagined 1t is wonderful household this
of Alma Tadema. wonder II In any other family
80 much genius Is concentratedl What Mr.. Tadema's
place Is as an artist the whole world Knows. HIS
ing women In London-s also admirable artist
and daughter has excellent pictures In both the
tsined brilliant success with her first novel .Love's
Martyr and is now writing second. Genius seems
with royaooking staIrcases of polished brass and
with It's original and picturesque architecture OF
embodiment OF the artists conception"
Mr. "sam" Jones Is said to be the "best drawing
CARD Of tho year at Chautauqua. Fully six thousand
persons went to hear him preach last sunday
Contessa Strozh Is Of the annual pugnms 10
1913 accompanied Garbaldi in all his campaigns She
was one Of the who after the glorious battles at
Rome In 184S, followed the hunted lion through the
mountains and forests Of Umbna to Ravenna she
helped to nurse and to bury the American washer
woman the mother Of CaribaldPs children, who In
hundred common dangers had become more closely
united to tho Of the Nice fisherman than by the
"Thousand" and prepared the soil for them at
Palermo Contessa strozh belongs to an old arsto-
cratic family and was born at Rome rns yeh9 s%
preston OF undaunted energy, ana ner eyes, Shiii'
with the fire Of youth when she talks VI her idoh
The other day lady visited the Women's and
Chillren's Hospital in San Francisco, and was
saws "The Alta" particularly affected at the
sight Of the many little children, WHOSE
wan faces and distorted forms tod Of
intense bodily anguish. The sight OF one little lei
low, whose surerings Of peculiarly narrowing
nature and whose patience Is the wonder OF all who
see him. so affected this klnd-hearted lady that the
tears flowed fast as she bent his tiny CRIB The
attendants Of the hospital were unaware VI Tho
Identity of tho lady until she registered Just before
her ieparture "a Mrs. Leland stanford Next DAY
the chldrcns ward was thrown into Wild excuemeny
and foy by the receipt Of immense package Oh
TOYS. The MANAGERS OF the hos lltai werc hoy iot-
gotten, for to them Mrs; stanford sent cnooh iSr
for It came at time when inc 1uhos "cto "uon
depleted.
Professor william Blalhie. the athlete and hygen-
st has been Iecturing at Chautauqua and taking IN
erested observations of the rowing contests On inc
lake there
Governor Hill arrived in the city yesterday morn
ing from the State Camp at Peekslnll. He started
I'm the afternoon fol- Belport L. l., TO visit his friend,
Judge Muller.
Robert NJ McLane, Minister to Franco, is pas
sepcer I'm the Normandie, which Is due here to-day
from Uavre